AP®︎ U.S. Government & Politics: Topic 2.5 Flashcards

The policies and priorities a president seeks to advance

The formal list of policies Congress is considering at a given time

The president’s Article II authority to nominate ambassadors, federal judges, and other federal officers, many subject to Senate consent

The Senate’s check over specified presidential nominees through approving, rejecting, or delaying confirmation; approval ordinarily requires a simple majority

Service until death, retirement, resignation, or removal by impeachment and conviction, allowing judicial appointments to outlast a presidency

A presidential directive managing the federal government or directing executive officials in carrying out existing constitutional or statutory authority

Presidential instructions, including orders and memoranda, that guide agencies’ enforcement, organization, or implementation of existing law

Shared military authority: the president commands the armed forces, while Congress declares war, authorizes operations, regulates the military, and controls funding

The 1973 law requiring the president to consult Congress where possible, report the introduction of forces into hostilities within 48 hours, and generally withdraw them within 60 days without authorization, with 30 additional days for withdrawal